What does owing mean?

Definitions for owing
ˈoʊ ɪŋow·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outstanding, owing(p), undischargedadjective

    owed as a debt

    "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

Wiktionary

  1. owingadjective

    Still to be paid; owed as a debt.

    These seven subscriptions remain owing.

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  1. owing

    Owing refers to having a moral, legal, or financial obligation or debt that must be paid or fulfilled. It's something that one is bound to pay or perform as a result of a transaction, contract, law, or moral duty. It can also refer to a state of being in debt or under obligation to someone or something.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Owing

    ō′ing, adj. due: that has to be paid (to): happening as a consequence of: imputable to.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of owing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of owing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of owing in a Sentence

  1. Oscar Wilde:

    I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

  2. Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Seventh, Chapter 2:

    I feel how little she can like being told of her owing me anything. No woman ever enjoys such an obligation to another woman.

  3. Isaac Newton:

    If I have made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent.

  4. The EIU:

    Paris in France is the highest-ranked city to have seen a deterioration in its stability score, owing to the ongoing anti-government gilets jaunes protests that began in late 2018.

  5. Jon Hykawy:

    What would alleviate those concerns would be available long-term contracts at reasonable prices, with some guarantee on future deliveries owing to the source of supply.

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